title: Autochthonous dengue fever in Croatia, August-September 2010.
abstract: After information about a dengue case in Germany acquired in Croatia, health professionals and the public in Croatia were alerted to assess the situation and to enhance mosquito control, resulting in the diagnosis of a second case of autochthonous dengue fever in the same area and the detection of 15 persons with evidence of recent dengue infection. Mosquito control measures were introduced. The circumstances of dengue virus introduction to Croatia remain unresolved.
authors.affiliation: Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia. epidemiologija@hzjz.hr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gjenero-Margan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aleraj
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krajcar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lesnikar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klobučar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pem-Novosel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurečić-Filipović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komparak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duričić
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Betica-Radić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okmadžić
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vilibić-Čavlek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babić-Erceg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turković
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avsić-Županc
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Radić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ljubić
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarac
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benić
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authors.lastname: Mlinarić-Galinović
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017523:Croatia; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009032:Mosquito Control; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M